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ef·fec·tu·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to cause to come into being : BRING ABOUT, EFFECT

Synonyms

bring about, cause, create, effect, generate, induce, make, produce, prompt, result, work, yield—more at EFFECT

ef·fem·i·nate adjective : marked by qualities more typical of women than men

— ef·fem·i·na·cy noun

Synonyms

feminine, girlish, unmanly, womanly

Antonyms

manly, mannish, masculine

ef·fen·di noun [ORIGIN: Turk efendi master, fr. ModGk aphentēs, alter. of Gk authentēs]

: a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country

ef·fer·ent adjective : bearing or conducting outward from a more central part <~ nerves>

ef·fer·vesce verb -vesced; -vesc·ing 1 : to bubble and hiss as gas escapes

2 : to show liveliness or exhilaration

— ef·fer·ves·cence noun

ef·fer·ves·cent adjective : impossible or difficult to restrain or suppress

— ef·fer·ves·cent·ly adverb

Synonyms

bubbly, buoyant, exuberant, frolicsome, high-spirited, vivacious—more at EXUBERANT

ef·fete adjective 1 : having lost character, vitality, or strength; also : DECADENT

2 : EFFEMINATE

Synonyms

decadent, degenerate, soft, weak; also decaying, declining, dying, failing

ef·fi·ca·cious adjective : producing an intended effect <~ remedies>

Synonyms

effective, effectual, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive—more at EFFECTIVE

ef·fi·ca·cy noun : the power to produce an effect

Synonyms

effectiveness, efficiency, productiveness; also ability, capability, capacity

Antonyms

ineffectiveness, inefficiency

ef·fi·cien·cy noun : the quality or degree of being efficient; also : efficient operation

Synonyms

effectiveness, efficacy, productiveness—more at EFFICACY

ef·fi·cient adjective : productive of desired effects esp. without waste

— ef·fi·cient·ly adverb

Synonyms

effective, effectual, efficacious, fruitful, potent, productive—more at EFFECTIVE

ef·fi·gy noun, plural -gies : IMAGE; especially : a crude figure of a hated person

ef·flo·res·cence noun 1 : the period or state of flowering

2 : the action or process of developing

3 : fullness of development : FLOWERING

ef·flu·ence noun : something that flows out

ef·flu·ent noun : something that flows out; especially : a fluid (as sewage) discharged as waste

— effluent adjective

ef·flu·vi·um noun, plural -via also -vi·ums [ORIGIN: L, outflow]

1 : a usu. unpleasant emanation

2 : a by-product usu. in the form of waste

ef·fort noun 1 : hard work : EXERTION; also : a product of effort

2 : active or applied force

Synonyms

exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, work; also toil, travail

ef·fort·less adjective : showing or requiring little or no effort

Synonyms

easy, facile, fluent, fluid, light, painless, ready, smooth, snap—more at EASY

ef·fort·less·ly adverb : in an effortless manner

Synonyms

easily, fluently, freely, handily, lightly, painlessly, readily, smoothly—more at EASILY

ef·fron·tery noun, plural -ter·ies : shameless and offensive boldness

Synonyms

audacity, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah, gall, nerve, presumption, temerity; also arrogance, cockiness, overconfidence; impertinence, impudence, insolence, rudeness

ef·ful·gence noun : radiant splendor : BRILLIANCE

Synonyms

brilliance, dazzle, illumination, luminosity, radiance, splendor—more at BRILLIANCE

ef·ful·gent adjective : extremely radiant

Synonyms

beaming, bright, brilliant, glowing, incandescent, luminous, lustrous, radiant—more at BRIGHT

ef·fu·sion noun : a gushing forth; also : unrestrained utterance

— ef·fuse verb

ef·fu·sive adjective : marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm

— ef·fu·sive·ly adverb

Synonyms

demonstrative, emotional, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained—more at DEMONSTRATIVE

eft noun : NEWT

EFT or EFTS abbreviation electronic funds transfer (system)

e.g. abbreviation [ORIGIN: L exempli gratia]

for example

Eg abbreviation Egypt; Egyptian